"Shopkeeper Yang, I wonder if your esteemed side could grant this old man a few quotas the next time you head to Yao Que Fortress?"

Outside the warehouse.

Upon hearing Ma Ning's request.

Yang Bolin was slightly taken aback, asking in surprise:

"What's this?

Shopkeeper Ma, you want to take a look at Yao Que Fortress?"

Although Yao Que Fortress is an extremely mysterious defensive stronghold, a critical border area.

To be honest.

It's really not a good place to satisfy one's curiosity.

In the early years, it was still manageable.

At that time, the Great Mo Realm and the Demon Realm were barely in a standoff, often stable for three to five years with nothing happening.

Sometimes, the Great Mo Realm even took the initiative to send squads to hunt demon beasts.

But the current situation is different.

Generally, a small battle occurs every two Damo Days, and a war of significant scale erupts every dozen or so Damo Days.

Even the smallest local offensive and defensive battles involve beast waves and numbers far exceeding those of Chixian City back in the day.

According to Yang Bolin's knowledge.

Over the past year.

The casualty rate of Foundation Establishment cultivators has increased nearly five to six times compared to previous years.

If it weren't for the special battle formations of the Yao Que Fortress' garrison, the casualty rate would almost inevitably have increased over ten times.

Therefore, he did not expect Ma Ning to make a request to go to the Great Mo Realm.

It can't be said to be a death wish.

But at least it's quite a peculiar idea.

This is akin to others interning at either a big firm or an ordinary company, while you specifically head to West Asia to join the fray and then request Ah Ta for an internship certificate afterward.

Noticing Yang Bolin's somewhat peculiar expression.

Ma Ning seemed to realize that his request was a bit abrupt, so he quickly patched it up:

"Shopkeeper Yang, to be honest with you.

This old man wants to send someone to Yao Que Fortress to have a look.

Firstly, it's indeed out of curiosity and a desire to witness grand scenes.

Secondly, if I can observe the battle situation at Yao Que Fortress firsthand, I can better coordinate the production of Joy Sticks within the clan....."

Only then did a slight realization appear on Yang Bolin's face.

He had heard some introductions from Gu Junming, the shopkeeper, while going to Taihe Building for stinky tofu, about the clan background of the Taoshu Commerce Association over the past period.

He knew it was a relatively isolated large clan behind the Celestial Moon Mountain Range, which has gradually begun engaging with the outside due to unusual changes in the Demon Realm passage.

According to Gu Junming's introduction.

The Wind Spirit Moon Shadow Race affiliated with the Taoshu Commerce Association engages in a wide range of businesses, even involving 'face-altering' cosmetic services.

Among them, Joy Sticks are a primitive talisman requiring considerable manpower for mass production, somewhat like a niche technique akin to Gu magic.

Therefore, the entire clan does not solely dedicate its productivity to crafting Joy Sticks.

If his guess is correct.

Ma Ning likely intends to use the Memory Pearl to capture some war footage from Yao Que Fortress, to persuade the big shots in the clan to further increase Joy Stick production.

What can I say?

In a certain sense.

Yang Bolin's speculation is very close to the truth.

It's just that the artistic style of the truth differs quite a bit from what he imagined.

Understanding this.

Yang Bolin did not dwell on the reason Ma Ning wanted to go to Yao Que Fortress.

After all, as the person in charge of the Taoshu Commerce Association.

Ma Ning, considering 'performance,' surely wants to sell more supplies.

Then, with a bitter smile, Yang Bolin said somewhat vexedly:

"Shopkeeper Ma, your request is indeed a bit difficult to handle...

You probably don't know, but Yao Que Fortress has very strict requirements about the escorted personnel for each shipment of supplies.

For instance, this time.

Yao Que Fortress only granted Ziqiong City eight quotas.

And after dividing these eight quotas among various parties, it's basically..."

His words were not meant to solicit additional benefits for himself but were simply a statement of fact.

As he said, Yao Que Fortress is very strict about incoming personnel management.

Even for those below the Core Formation Realm.

Though the Purple Treasure Pavilion or Ziqiong City is a dominant power in the Southern Domain.

In a place like Yao Que Fortress, where Nascent Soul big shots gather, honestly, it's just so-so.

Let alone covering the sky with one hand, many slightly over-the-line requests must defer to those Nascent Soul Ancestors' faces.

This time, Yao Que Fortress granted Ziqiong City only eight transit quotas, not a single one more.

Even though Yang Bolin is Yang Family patriarch Yang Wanli's Doudou.

On the quota distribution issue, let alone him, even Yang Wanli has to take various sentiments into account.

With such a large Yang Family apportioning, indeed not many quotas can be freed up.

After all, in a cultivation world like the Great Mo Realm, if there's anything abundant, it's the ancient elders and patriarchs who refuse to die.

For example, if a grandson of a clan elder is fighting at Yao Que Fortress, and the grandson's mother wants to take the chance to see her child.

When such a request arises, how can Yang Bolin refuse?

People surely have reasonable justifications to say:

My grandson is bleeding and fighting at the front line, what's wrong with his mother wanting to take the opportunity to see him?

However, considering the current significance of the Taoshu Commerce Association, Yang Bolin didn't entirely reject Ma Ning's plea:

"Shopkeeper Ma, how about this?

Since your esteemed side will stay in Ziqiong City for some time.

I'll look for an opportunity to discuss it with my brother, and if possible, we can have a detailed conversation later?"

Ma Ning also needed to go back to hand over matters with the command center, and although he carried recording and video equipment this time, he refrained from wearing the earbud out of respect for Yang Bolin.

After all, Yang Bolin now understands the function of the earbud and it's inappropriate for it to be worn at all times.

This means the command center can understand the current situation in real-time, but he couldn't receive feedback from the center.

Anyway, just like Yang Bolin said.

The trade delegation will stay in Ziqiong City for a while, perhaps there are opportunities for maneuvering?

Therefore, he went along with it, saying:

"Then I'll trouble Shopkeeper Yang."

Thus, the two parted ways.

Yang Bolin continued with the inventory of the demon beast materials, while Ma Ning went back to contact the command center.

During the call.

Lin Li, in his role as the Fire Camp's head, gave high praise and commendation for Ma Ning's actions.

And promised that the advisory team would devise a detailed and suitable plan before the trade delegation leaves Ziqiong City to strive for as many accompanying quotas as possible.

During this period.

Ma Ning's task is to act as the bridge of communication for the trade delegation in Ziqiong City and await directives.

...

More than half a Damo Day passed by swiftly.

In these nearly four Huaxia days, the trade between the trade delegation and the Yang Family proceeded in an orderly manner.

For instance, the payment in spirit stones for the previous shipment had already been paid by the Purple Treasure Pavilion, and it was settled on the spot without any unpleasant operations like withholding payments.

Those who have done business know.

A supplier who neither withholds money nor keeps final payments pending is extremely rare and perfect.

This 570,000 spirit stones can be said to be the largest amount currently in the hands of the rabbits, equivalent to half a spirit stone mine not developed by Director Fei Qiu.

Of course.

If this portion of spirit stones is converted into Huaxia currency, it's not much, only over thirty billion, barely worth mentioning on a national scale.

But still, that saying.

This is the Great Mo Realm.

The relationship between spirit stones and Huaxia currency shouldn't be equated directly.

If Huaxia currency could be exchanged for spirit stones, the rabbits would even be willing to pay a tenfold or hundredfold premium to exchange unlimitedly.

A hundredfold of thirty billion is just three trillion, which is nothing considering Huaxia's fiscal capability and foreign exchange reserves.

But unfortunately, the rabbits can't exploit this loophole.

All in all.

With this batch of spirit stones.

The rabbits can now purchase various basic resources, and also increase the preparation for L17 cultivation environments.

After all, the L17 cultivation system requires spirit stones to stimulate a rightward shift in the reaction chain.

And just a few hours after the payment was made.

Something significant happened in the Fire Camp:

The first batch of twin-headed calflings was released.

...

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